Tag: raid
Gunmen kill 32, burn houses in attack in Ethiopia: administrator
Gunmen have killed 32 people and torched more than 20 houses in a raid on an area of western Ethiopia, a regional administrator said...
Somalia’s al Shabaab raid military base, loot weapons
Fighters belonging to Somali Islamist militant group al Shabaab stormed an army base near the capital Mogadishu on Sunday, looted it for weapons and...
Johannesburg CDB raid yields major successes
On Wednesday 7 August, Gauteng law enforcement agencies descended on the Johannesburg Central Business District (CBD) in an intelligence-led operation focused on counterfeit goods...
Weapons and explosives seized in Sudan
Sudanese forces seized explosive belts, guns including rifles fitted with silencers, remote detonation devices used and satellite telephones during a raid on a property...
Islamists kill 19 in Nigeria
At least 19 people were killed in an Islamist militant attack on a village in north-east Nigeria on Sunday, a survivor said.
The...
Suspected militants killed in Egypt raid
Egyptian security forces killed six suspected militants in a raid on a house on the outskirts of Cairo, an interior ministry statement...
Gupta compound in Johannesburg raided
South African police raided the compound of former president Jacob Zuma's allies the Guptas, accused two years ago in a report by...
Police raid Egyptian news website office
Egyptian police raided the office of a news website and arrested its editor-in-chief, according to three of its journalists, including the managing...
Mali militia claims to have US Special Forces vehicle
A Malian militia said it had a sport utility vehicle abandoned by US Special Forces in neighbouring Niger during a deadly ambush...
Additional probe ordered into joint Somali/US raid
The head of US forces in Africa has ordered an additional investigation into an August raid in Somalia by Somali and American...
Five dead in Egyptian security raid
Egyptian security forces killed five suspected militants in a raid on a desert location used for training in the Nile Delta province...
Suspected militants killed in Egyptian shootout
Egyptian security forces killed 11 suspected militants in a shootout near the Sinai, the interior ministry said days after more than 300...
Police raid Uganda newspaper
Ugandan police raided the office of a local newspaper, detaining staff and confiscating equipment on allegations it had published an inaccurate story,...
Sinai raids leave three dead
Egyptian security forces killed three suspected militants and arrested 74 others in raids targeting militant groups in North Sinai , the military...
Ten killed in joint US/Somali raid
Somali government officials said 10 men and boys killed in a joint US/Somali raid were civilians and blood money will be paid...
US forces part of Somali raid
Somali forces supported by US troops shot dead 10 Somalis, including three children, in a village near Mogadishu, a witness and local...
US was part of Somali raid that killed al Shabaab commander
The United States said it took part in a July 30 raid Somalia's government has already said killed a senior member of...
Senior al Shabaab commander killed in Somali raid
Somalia military and allied foreign troops killed a senior member of al Shabaab who it said was responsible for several Islamist bombings....
Ivory Coast gendarmes repel raid
Gendarmes in Ivory Coast fought off an overnight attack on a base north of Abidjan, a security spokesman said as thousands arrived...
Three policemen killed by Somali militants in raid on Kenya border...
Somali al Shabaab militants killed three police officer during a raid on a north-eastern Kenyan town that sparked a day-long gun battle,...
DR Congo policeman killed
Unknown attackers killed a police officer during a raid on a jail in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, police and diplomatic...
Cameroon security forces kill two Boko Haram militants after raid
Suspected Boko Haram militants from Nigeria attacked a town in Cameroon's far north on Saturday but local security forces fought them off,...
